Chapter 595: Instigation

Li Guangming knew that Sun Hongyang had always been pursuing Song Qingya and thought this was an opportunity that could be exploited—an opportunity to deal with Xu Yang.

After some thought, Li Guangming spoke up, “Brother Sun, I remember you telling me that Miss Song is the object of your pursuit, and you absolutely wouldn’t allow anyone to lay a finger on her. Seeing her laughing and chatting with that man, I feel suffocated on your behalf.”

Sun Hongyang gritted his teeth in anger, “That kid is courting death!”

Li Guangming’s eyes flickered, “Brother Sun, you might not want to provoke this kid.”

Sun Hongyang snorted coldly, “Is there anyone I can’t provoke? Do you know him? What’s his background?”

Li Guangming nodded, “I do know him, and he’s very rich.”

Sun Hongyang sneered with disdain, “Rich? Can he compare to me?”

The Sun family was one of Harbor City’s Eight Great Families, a family of hundreds of billions.

As a scion of the Sun family, he was naturally full of confidence.

Li Guangming said, “He may not compare to the Sun family, but compared to you personally, he still has more than enough.”

Sun Hongyang frowned, “Who is he, after all? I don’t seem to have seen him before. Among the young masters of Harbor City, there doesn’t seem to be someone like him.”

Li Guangming smiled, “He, like me, is from the mainland. His name is Xu Yang. Have you heard this name before?”

“Xu Yang?” Upon hearing this, Sun Hongyang’s face showed disdain, “Sounds familiar, but I can’t remember. He’s not significant enough to be remembered. How prominent can he be? I think he’s just a bumpkin who can’t make it to the big stage. How can he compare to scions like us? Besides, my Sun family is a Harbor City family, even ennobled by the Eagle Country Empress as a gentleman’s family. He’s no match for that.”

He hadn’t heard of Xu Yang, but he hadn’t remembered him.

After all, he was just a frivolous young master who didn’t pay attention to business news.

Therefore, he looked down on Xu Yang.

A strong sense of superiority welled up in his heart.

The mainland economy had been soaring for over forty years now, and Harbor City’s status had declined considerably.

Yet many people from Harbor City still felt a sense of unexplainable superiority when facing mainlanders.

Sun Hongyang was one of those people.

He was still one of the better ones, as after all, the Sun family was one of the Eight Great Families of Harbor City.

The ridiculous thing was that some ordinary Harbor City residents, living in cramped 20-30 square meter homes, three generations together, living a tough life, yet still looked down on mainlanders who came to Harbor City as tourists to spend money.

Li Guangming didn’t mind Sun Hongyang’s sense of superiority.

As the heir to the Li Family from the capital, he also had a sense of superiority over people from other cities.

What’s more, facing Xu Yang, he felt Sun Hongyang’s sense of superiority was not misplaced.

Xu Yang had no background to speak of, how could he compare with people like them?

Of course, regarding Sun Hongyang boasting about the Sun family being ennobled by the Eagle Country Empress and taking pride in it, Li Guangming still felt some disdain.

In his view, people like Sun Hongyang were despicable, acting like dogs for the people of Eagle Country and thinking it was an honor.

Of course, such words he would not say out loud.

Li Guangming said, “You’ve heard of Haidilao, haven’t you?”

“Haidilao?” Sun Hongyang was taken aback, then nodded, “I’ve heard of it, a hot pot brand from the mainland, right? I’ve tried it when I was in the mainland. It was quite good. What about it, does he have something to do with Haidilao?”

Li Guangming said, “He is the owner of Haidilao, Xu Yang.”

“It’s him!” Sun Hongyang exclaimed in shock, “What is that guy doing in Harbor City? What is he here for, is he planning to open Haidilao in Harbor City?”

He only knew of a man called Xu Yang who owned the hot pot chain Haidilao, but he had neither met Xu Yang nor seen his photo in the news, so he did not recognize Xu Yang.

Li Guangming glanced at Wang Xiaocong, who was conversing with someone not far away, then added, “If I’m not mistaken, he probably came here with Wang Xiaocong.”

Sun Hongyang said, “I seem to have heard that he’s married, right?”

When he went to Haidilao with friends on the mainland, his friends had mentioned some things about Xu Yang, saying that Xu Yang was married.

Sun Hongyang laughed, “He is married, that’s right, but married men can still have one-night stands with women. Look at how well he and Song Qingya are getting along, if you don’t intervene, they might end up in bed together tonight.”

Sun Hongyang’s expression changed, “Impossible. I believe in Song Qingya; she’s not that kind of woman.”

Li Guangming chuckled, “I also believe that the woman you fancy isn’t that kind of person, but if Xu Yang uses his sweet talk, who knows if Miss Song will act impulsively. What do you think?”

Sun Hongyang gritted his teeth, “That bastard Xu Yang, I won’t let him succeed!”

After speaking, he immediately walked towards Xu Yang and Song Qingya.

Watching Sun Hongyang’s retreating back, a scheming smile formed on the corner of Li Guangming’s mouth.

He knew Sun Hongyang was just a profligate, acting without considering the consequences, without any limits.

Xu Yang might be impressive, and he has Wang Xiaocong as a friend.

But this is Harbor City, and Sun Hongyang is the king of this turf.

With Sun Hongyang making a move against Xu Yang, even with Wang Xiaocong’s help, it would certainly be troublesome for Xu Yang.

If he could also drag Wang Xiaocong through the mud, that would be even better.

During the Glorious Night, Xu Yang and Wang Xiaocong played him for a fool, tarnished his reputation, and even cost him a billion.

He wanted nothing more than to tear Xu Yang into a thousand pieces.

He had hired a hitman, but the hitman hadn’t arrived yet; it shouldn’t be so soon.

Having Sun Hongyang take on Xu Yang now wasn’t a bad idea either.

Li Guangming was quite pleased with his own plan of using another’s hand to kill.

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Xu Yang and Song Qingya were talking and laughing together.

Sun Hongyang approached them, his face full of anger.

Seeing such a person approaching him, Xu Yang was somewhat puzzled.

He didn’t recognize Sun Hongyang.

Song Qingya’s brows furrowed slightly.

This Sun Hongyang, harassing her day in, day out, had become a source of annoyance.

She had made it clear that she was not interested in Sun Hongyang.

What a joke; as the daughter of the Song Family and a renowned businesswoman, how could she possibly be interested in a profligate scion.

However, Sun Hongyang continued to cling to her shamelessly, and she couldn’t just kill him.

Of course, her tolerance had its limits.

So far, Sun Hongyang’s behavior hadn’t crossed her line.

If he ever exceeded what she could tolerate, she wouldn’t be polite.

Even if it meant ruining Sun Hongyang, the Sun Family would have nothing to say, and if the Sun Family caused trouble, the Song Family would protect her.

Sun Hongyang came in front of the two, his gaze fixed on Xu Yang, “Are you Xu Yang?”

Xu Yang, a bit startled, nodded, “Yes, I am.”

He didn’t recognize Sun Hongyang but could feel the latter’s anger towards him.

This left him quite confused.

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Sun Hongyang snorted, “My name is Sun Hongyang; my family is one of the Eight Great Families of Harbor City, the Sun Family!”

Xu Yang shook his head, “Sorry, I don’t know you. Do you need something?”

Sun Hongyang pointed at Song Qingya, “Qingya is my woman. Please don’t bother her, or else don’t blame me for being rude!”